Indian prisoners protest against IPL TV ban

Hundreds of inmates at a prison in Kolkata have gone on hunger strike after they were not allowed to watch Indian Premier League cricket matches, officials said on Monday.

Hundreds of inmates at a prison in Kolkata have gone on hunger strike after they were not allowed to watch Indian Premier League cricket matches, officials said on Monday.

IPL matches, which star the best Indian and international cricketers playing in the popular Twenty20 format, started on Saturday and finish on May 24.

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